LOS ANGELES — The Oscars may be more than two weeks away, but street closures to accommodate preparations for the event are already underway, with a more lane closures set to begin Sunday and escalate in the coming days.

Johnny Grant Way, which runs on the north side of Ovation Hollywood — home to the Dolby Theatre — has already been closed for about a week as preparations begin for the March 2 Oscar ceremony. It will remain blocked until March 8.

Starting Sunday, however, motorists will encounter traffic lane closures in the heart of the Hollywood tourist district. Beginning at 6 a.m. Sunday, the far right lane of westbound Hollywood Boulevard will be closed between Highland Avenue and Orange Drive, continuing through 6 p.m. March 5. The north sidewalk of Hollywood Boulevard will also be closed, leaving only an 8-foot pedestrian accessway. The curb lanes of Orange Drive between Hollywood Boulevard and Johnny Grant Way will also be closed in both directions, continuing through 6 p.m. March 4.

More closures will be implemented at 10 p.m. Wednesday, when the north curb lane of Hawthorn Avenue will be closed between Highland and Orange Drive and remain closed until 6 a.m. March 5. The north sidewalk of Hollywood Boulevard in front of the Dolby Theatre will also be fully closed.

Beginning next Thursday, all lanes of Hollywood Boulevard will be closed between Orange Drive and Highland, continuing until 6 a.m. March 5. The south sidewalk of Hollywood Boulevard will also be closed, except for an 8-foot pedestrian passage. The mid-block crosswalk on Hollywood Boulevard between Highland and Orange will also be closed.

On Feb. 23, the south curb lane of Hawthorn Avenue from Highland to Orange will be closed, along with Hawthorn Alley behind the El Capitan Theatre.

At 10 p.m. Feb. 24, Hawthorn Alley east of the El Capitan Theatre will close from Hollywood Boulevard south 210 feet.

On Feb. 28, Hawthorn Avenue will close between Highland and Orange, and it will remain closed until 6 a.m. March 3.

On March 1, the day before the show, a series of other closures will begin:

• Orchid Avenue will close from 60 feet south of Franklin Boulevard to Johnny Grant Way.
• Orange will close from Johnny Grant Way to Hollywood Boulevard.
• The north and south sidewalks of Hawthorn Avenue will close from Highland to Orange.
• The north sidewalk of Hollywood Boulevard will close completely from Highland to Orange.
• The west sidewalk of Highland will close from Johnny Grant Way south to Hollywood Boulevard.
• Johnny Grant Way will close from Highland to Orange Drive.

On Oscar Sunday, March 2, the following restrictions will take effect:

• The remainder of Hawthorn Alley from Orange to Highland will close.
• Orange will close from Lanewood Avenue to Hollywood Boulevard.
• The north and south sidewalks of Hollywood Boulevard from Highland to 300 feet east of Highland will close, with an 8-foot pedestrian access on the south side.
• The south sidewalk of Hollywood Boulevard will close directly in front of the north-south running Hawthorn Alley.
• The east sidewalk and curb lane of Highland from Yucca Street to Sunset Boulevard will close, except for an 8-foot pedestrian access.
• The west sidewalk of Highland from Hollywood Boulevard to Sunset Boulevard will close.
• The west curb lane of Highland Avenue from Johnny Grant Way to Hollywood Boulevard will close.
• The north and south crosswalks on Hollywood Boulevard at the Highland intersection will close.
• Highland Avenue will close from Sunset to Franklin Avenue.
• Hollywood Boulevard will be closed from La Brea Boulevard to Orange Drive, and from Highland Avenue to Cahuenga Boulevard.
• Hawthorn Avenue will close between Orange Drive and La Brea, and from Highland to McCadden Place.
• McCadden Place will close from Yucca Street to Hollywood Boulevard.
• Wilcox Avenue will close between Sunset and Cahuenga boulevards.

On Oscar Sunday, Metro Red Line trains will bypass the Hollywood and Highland station. Regular service will resume at 6 a.m. March 3.

Metro bus routes along Hollywood Boulevard will be re-routed during the street closures.